RAHANA: Following recent arrests in Mahabad, Hossein Nojavan a merchant form town was recently arrested. According to movakerian news agency as of this moment this individual’s charges and whereabouts remain unknown. Also reports from Mahabad state three other individuals by the names of Kak allah Afshari, Malek Sharifi, and Bianeh Afshari have been summoned by [...]
RAHANA- Hamzeh Karami was arrested after the June 2009 elections and was only granted a 5-day prison leave in the past, during which he was not able to complete his course of treatment. According to Kaleme, Hamzeh Karami’s family ask the authorities to approve this sick leave so he will be able to regain his [...]
Tehran Revolutionary Court announced that Abdolmalek Rigi, leader of Jundallah organization was executed Sunday morning at Evin Prison for the charge of “enmity against God and corruption.” ISNA reports that Abdolmalek Rigi was convicted of 79 counts of criminal activities and sentenced to be hanged in the presence of the victims of the said crimes. The [...]
Spokesman for Iran’s Guardian Council Abbasali Kadkhodayi announced that Iran’s Supreme Leader has “firmly” expressed his opposition to the “release of detained students” as suggested by Fatemeh Karroubi, wife of opposition leader, Mehdi Karroubi. Reportedly Ayatollah Khamenei has said: “I am surprised by this suggestion. If someone is guilty of an offence, they have to [...]
Hrana News – More than 100 vehicles have been seized and 62,000 women warned on Bad Hejab in Province of Qom. According to Tehran Today Newspaper; Col. Khorasani, Head of Public Security Police in Qom Province, with referring to this issue, said: To promote “Bad and Frivolity Hejab” in the society are considered enemy’s target [...]
RAHANA- After his arrest, Intelligence agents transferred Feysal Zarghami, member of Islamic Iran Participation Front to his house and carried out an investigation. According to Emrooz portal, Zarghami’s wife was also arrested during the incident and was released 3 hours later. Feysal Zarghami has contacted his family only once during the past week and no [...]
HRANA- Nasour Naghipour, Journalist and human rights activist, has been released after being jailed for 110 days. He has been released temporarily from Evin Prison until his trial. Per Hrana Reporters, Mr. Naghipour was arrested last March during the overwhelmingly framed arrest by security forces of human rights activists. He has been released on $100,000 [...]
Hrana News- Tehran under surveillance on June 20, 2010, which coincides with the anniversary of the one of the bloodiest days of the tenth presidential election aftermaths. According to Hrana News Reporters, today in most parts of Tehran including Fatemi Sq., Vali Asr Street and Sqaure, Enghelab Sq., N. Kargar Street, 15 Khordad and Dolat [...]
Navid Khanjani student right activist’s last Interrogation sessions and defense, was held at third branch of Prosecutor based Interrogation center in Evin prison. This civil rights activist is being prosecuted by are “acting against national security, propaganda against the system, disturbing public opinion, publishing lies, the group formed committees to study the Baha’i membership groups, [...]
Eight Iranian university students were arrested charged with “propaganda against the Prophet Mohammad, planning disturbances, promoting monarchy, promoting atheism and disseminating misleading CDs.” Shiraz Intelligence arrested the Open University students who are members of an Association for the publication National Development and were planning to hold a seminar ten days ago. The students were arrested [...]